Lug



Sept. 2 1924.

* W. MEIDENBAUER' LUG Filed Aug. 12, L922 Patentgd Sept. 2, 1924.

PATENT 'orncz.

WILLIAM MEIDENBA'U'ERQOF WAUKESEA, WISOONSIN.

Application flled August 12, 1922. Serial N0. 581,447(

T all whom c't ma-y conoem:

Be. it known that I, -WILLIA M MEIDEN- BAUER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Waukesha, in the county of Waukesha and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lugs, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a mud Ing for motor vehicles, the generalob'ject of the inl3 vention being-to provide a Ing which may be easilyand quickly applied to a wheel so as to permit the vehicle to moveoutofa. mud hole or other bad place in the road.

This invention' also consists in qertain 13 other features ofconstruction and in the combination and -arrangement of the Severalparts, t0 be hereinafter fully described, v

illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed oui;in the appended 53 claim.

In describing my invention in detail,- reference will be had to theaccompnying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a view of a wheel showing my invention in use.

' Figure 2 is an edge eleyation of my invention.

F igure 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a side elevation.

As shown in thesia views the device comprises a curved plate 1 ofsubstantially rectangular formation for engaging' the tread of a tireand the side Plates 2 Whi(:h are hingedto the side Qdges of 'the platel, as

at 3. The side plates are design d to extend beyond the inner ed e 0fthe rim of the ing so thaf they can be bolted togethr byv the b0lt andwing nut 5. Iprefer to form a .wheel where they are ent inw'ardly, as at4,-

slot 6 in the extremity of one plate and to provide a flange 7 on theextremitv of the other plate, said flange holding the holt againstturning and the slot permitting the arts to be separated withoutentirely removing the nut. The slotbed extremity can also be flanged, asat 8, to prevent the p1ate from slipping from under the nut A pair ofcross ribs 9 are formed on the outer face of the plate 1 and terminateat each corner Y thereof for providihg gripping parts and preventing thedevice from slipping upon the road surface. I prfer to use four of thesedevices on each, of the rear wheels. The devices not o'nly serve t0previant-the wheels fro m spinning in mud holes and the like butthey=can als'o bensed on icy or wet streets.

It is thought from the foregoin description that the advantages and.nove features 0f my invention will be readily apparent.

1 I desire it t0 be understood that I may plates being further baut inparallel adja-' cent parts operatively associated, one of which isprovided with a slot aligned with an opening in the other part, a flangeformezd on one o1 said parts and arranged at right angles theresto, aninclined flange formed on the opposite Part and said inclined fiangebeing provided with a slot communicating with the first mentioned slot,a holt received in the slot and 0 ening respectively and a wing nut forsaid olt. I

In -testimony whereof I a.flix my signature.

WILLIAM MEIDENBAUERQ

